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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 19

...or live ones, for that matter. No offense intended to white guys. White men are just over-represented in "must-read" book lists, literary prizes, and in literature in general. These are all books written by either women or authors of color. They have all been identified as "must read books" according to various literature lists.
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Reasons to Live (Amy Hempel)
Reasons to Live
721
Amy Hempel
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
722
Daphne Du Maurier
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Kate Douglas Wiggin)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
723
Kate Douglas Wiggin
The Recognition of Sakuntala (Kālidāsa)
The Recognition of Sakuntala
724
Kālidāsa
A Red Death (Walter Mosley)
A Red Death
725
Walter Mosley
The Red Queen (Margaret Drabble)
The Red Queen
726
Margaret Drabble
Red Sorghum (Mo Yan)
Red Sorghum
727
Mo Yan
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
728
Anita Diamant
Reeds in the Wind (Grazia Deledda)
Reeds in the Wind
729
Grazia Deledda
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
730
Pat Barker
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Moshin Hamid)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
731
Moshin Hamid
The Reluctant Orphan (Aara Seale)
The Reluctant Orphan
732
Aara Seale
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
733
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Return (Hisham Matar)
The Return
734
Hisham Matar
The Return of the Soldier (Rebecca West)
The Return of the Soldier
735
Rebecca West
Reveille in Washington (Margaret Leech)
Reveille in Washington
736
Margaret Leech
The River Between (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
The River Between
737
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
A River Sutra (Gita Mehta)
A River Sutra
738
Gita Mehta
The Road From Coorain (Jill Ker Conway)
The Road From Coorain
739
Jill Ker Conway
The Robber Bride (Margaret Atwood)
The Robber Bride
740
Margaret Atwood
The Robber Bridegroom (Eudora Welty)
The Robber Bridegroom
741
Eudora Welty
The Romance of Three Kingdoms by Shi Naian
The Romance of Three Kingdoms by Shi Naian
742
The Romantics (Pankaj Mishra)
The Romantics
743
Pankaj Mishra
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
744
Emma Donoghue
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
745
Virginia Woolf
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
746
Louise Erdrich
Ru (Kim Thúy)
Ru
747
Kim Thúy
The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam (Omar Khayyam)
The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam
748
Omar Khayyam
Ruby (Cynthia Bond)
Ruby
749
Cynthia Bond
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
750
Rita Mae Brown
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
751
Alice Munro
Running in the Family (Michael Ondaatje)
Running in the Family
752
Michael Ondaatje
Ruth (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Ruth
753
Elizabeth Gaskell
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
754
Jesmyn Ward
Samarkand (Amin Maalouf)
Samarkand
755
Amin Maalouf
Sans Souci and Other Stories (Dionne Brand)
Sans Souci and Other Stories
756
Dionne Brand
Santa Evita (Tomas Eloy Martinez)
Santa Evita
757
Tomas Eloy Martinez
Sao Bernardo (Graciliano Ramos)
Sao Bernardo
758
Graciliano Ramos
Sappho: A New Translation (Sappho)
Sappho: A New Translation
759
Sappho
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
760
Salman Rushdie
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